MANCHESTER: Vincent KompanyA return to Manchester City as manager one day is “written in the stars” according to Pep Guardiola as he prepares to take his first player to the FA Cup quarter-finals. Kompany has made a big impression in his first season in charge of Burnley, with his side 12 points clear at the...
PARIS: France’s women’s football team was left devastated on Friday as three of its biggest stars decided to quit and legendary captain Wendie Renard said the arrangement it is now affecting his mind. Within an hour of the 32-year-old Lyon back-to-back, Paris Saint-Germain pair Kadidiatou Diani and Marie-Antoinette Katoto also announced that they no longer...
LONDON: Manor Solomons extended their hot streak as Fulham came from behind to salvage a 1-1 draw with Wolves on Friday. Premier League conflict. Marco Silva’s side followed up with Pablo Sarabia’s first goal in five appearances for Wolves since his January move from Paris Saint Germain. But Israel’s Solomon scored after half-time to extend...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United will be hoping to end their six-year drought when Erik ten Hag’s resurgent side take on Newcastle on Sunday. League Cup finally, as the Magpies’ Saudi could secure the club’s first major trophy since 1969. As a representative of the achievements of English football in recent years, United hopes that the show...
LONDON: Chelsea manager under fire Graham Potter received emails threatening him and his family. Potter revealed on Friday that he was targeted by an unnamed source after Chelsea’s poor season ended at a new low with a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton at the end of the week. Chelsea are languishing in 10th place and...
LIVERPOOL: Jurgen Klopp Liverpool owners have been warned that their struggling side must match their rivals’ spending in the summer transfer window. Klopp’s side travel to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday looking to bounce back from Real Madrid’s 5-2 defeat in the Champions League last 16 first leg at Anfield. Liverpool are...
BERLIN: After his team defeated Ajax 3-1 to qualify for the Europa League last 16 on Thursday, it was a smile. Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer said “the craziness goes on”. The next stop on Union’s ‘crazy’ journey? German powerhouse Bayern Munich on Sunday. The Union is sitting alongside Bayern and other powerhouses of Borussia...
LONDON: A consortium led by a Qatari banker announced on Friday that it has submitted an offer to take full control of Manchester United, along with a British billionaire. Jim Ratcliffe it was also reported that a bid was made. Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani “today confirmed his request for 100 percent of Manchester...
ISTANBUL: Former Ghana international Christian Atsu The deaths were found on Saturday, almost two weeks after a devastating earthquake in Turkey. Atsu, 31, was caught in a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria on February 6, killing more than 43,000 people in both countries. There were initial reports that the former Chelsea and Newcastle...
BARCELONA: Ruben Baraja is a key player in it ValenciaThe golden era of success in the early 2000s, but now his only job is to save the club from a disastrous crisis. The former midfielder, a tool as Los Che won the league in 2002 and 2004, as well as the 2004 UEFA Cup, was...